novelraw Chapter 589: Death of Karl
Chapter 589: Death of Karl
"I don't quite understand. It's impossible for Karl not to be clear about how high his Aggro value is with the Samsara Travelers and Contractors. Why did he definitely insist on taking the task previously? The Empire has just been established, and there are Myriad Threads of various matters that all require him to make decisions on. Just leaving like this truly makes it hard for me to figure out."
Li Wei also asked his doubt at this time. Although the possibility wasn't large, what if Karl, this sly fellow, was faking his death to fool him?
Black Hawk Hulk sighed. "I also urged my brother like this back then. To tell the truth, I'm not afraid to say it out loud and lose face: I haven't participated in this kind of Special Mission from the Nine-Star Council for two hundred years already. This time, I similarly chose to hand over five Eight-star Golden Cards to exempt myself from the task. Actually, this is the norm. It is the most common within the entire Alliance of Heavenly Lords."
"Let's put it this way: among the Multiverse Lords at the Tier 4 Legend level, approximately sixty percent never go to participate in the tasks issued by the Nine-Star Council. They would rather pay the fine. After all, as Lords, what they are best at is not fighting alone."
"And among the Multiverse Lords at the Fifth-tier Epic level, there are also approximately seventy percent who avoid it if they can, and talk about it if they can't avoid it. Fortunately, the Nine-Star Council has never modified the rules."
"However, the Nine-Star Council has also stated clearly: without participating in such tasks, it is impossible to rely on other avenues to promote to the Tier-6 Immortal rank. Absolutely impossible!"
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"If you want to promote to Tier-6 Immortal, you must participate. Of course, this was only one of the reasons my brother participated in this task. Besides this, there are two other reasons that made him have to participate."
"The first is Empire Upgrade. You also know that our current Aussenville Empire is only a Level 1 Empire, and moreover a Level 1 Empire that is somewhat inherently deficient. Although there will be a three-hundred-year Novice Empire Protection Period, after three hundred years, it will definitely be invaded by the more powerful Aum Empire."
"Therefore, we must find a method to Upgrade the Empire. This requires going to the Chaotic Realm and exploring the Source. You know about the Origin of Magic, right? It was Magic Turbulence in the Origin of Magic that caused all of this. But actually, where we currently are all belongs to lightly disastrous areas. It's the peripheral zone splashed by the Magic Source Cataclysm.""The Alliance of Heavenly Lords, as well as other organizations, will all conduct regional grading based on the degree of Magic Turbulence. The Chaotic Realm is the area where Tier 4 and Tier 5 can go to do tasks. Furthermore, it is worth mentioning that Ancient Mages had more than just the Neanderthals as servants. Neanderthals were merely the slaves of the Auson Magic Empire."
"Other Magic Empires had other slaves. For example, Goblins, or Kobolds, or Succubi and such, or even Dark Elves————"
"Therefore, if you enter the Chaotic Realm, what you encounter won't just be Neanderthals. God knows what you will encounter!"
"Thus, you know, right? My brother actually had no other choice. He is the Emperor of the Empire, and he is also the one with the greatest responsibility. At the same time, he is also the one with the strongest strength. Perhaps I might be a little bit stronger than him, but I am a Mage. Without a fully-staffed ten-person squad equipped with a complete set of Professions—and a ten-person squad that must prioritize protecting me—I would not go take this risk. So what if I'm a Fifth-Circle Mage? Upon leaving the Mage Tower and having the distance closed, then I'm also Just a nobody on the roadside. Under suitable conditions, even you could insta-kill me."
"Similarly, Alowell and Roger won't do either. Those two belong to Rank 5s who were forcefully elevated up. Furthermore, their Collective Sanity is also insufficient."
"After considering it, only my brother's strength is the highest, and his Profession could also be considered a Jack-of-all-trades, making it very easy to form a team."
"Of course, before leaving, my father also gifted him a Seed of the World Tree, which could conceal his identity to the greatest extent. The result, I don't know where a problem occurred either. It might also be that Beyond the Strong, There Are Stronger. The Samsara Travelers' side absolutely hates my father to the bone. Sigh!"
Black Hawk Hulk sighed repeatedly for quite a while before speaking again.
"As for the final reason, it was because this task was unearthed by an old friend of my father. There was a fairly detailed walkthrough, as well as some preliminary groundwork, such as the identity for entering the Chaotic Realm. These were all determined a hundred years ago. Even if the Samsara Travelers and Contractors wanted revenge, they couldn't possibly have deployed so far in advance."
"In short, all aspects were done pretty well, and all had guarantees. Only then did my brother form a team and head out. The result... sigh. Currently, this matter has already aroused the high degree of attention from the Nine-Star Council, and they instructed a Level 3 Empire to provide humanistic assistance to our Empire next. Basically, it's to ensure that within the three hundred years, after the Neanderthals' Aum Empire learns the news of my brother's death, they won't launch a full-scale invasion. But after three hundred years, what needs to be faced still has to be faced."
"Do we not pose competition to this Level 3 Empire?"
Li Wei asked curiously. He had always been somewhat unclear about the structure of the Alliance of Heavenly Lords. Mostly it was also because his level and tier weren't high enough; what was the point of understanding this?
"We don't. The main focus of this Level 3 Empire leans towards the Swick Ancient Magic Empire. This Empire and the Orson Empire are not of the same era. Specifically, you can use the historical dynasties of your hometown to compare. For example, the Qin-Han Project Group, the Sui-Tang Project Group, the Song-Yuan Project Group, the Roman Project Group, and so on. There are intersections between them, but there is no competition on a fundamental level."
"Like what we are currently in, it belongs to the project group of the Ancient Auson Magic Empire. The main enemy is the Neanderthals, the slave race of the Auson Empire. And a large batch of kingdoms like the Locke Kingdom, Rylinbas Kingdom, Sarleon Kingdom, Kingdom of Rhodoks, Moor Kingdom, and so on, were actually all Vassal States of the Ancient Auson Magic Empire. You understand this relationship, right? They each have their own Legacies, but can all proclaim themselves to be the orthodoxy of the Orson Empire."
"However, the reason Multiverse Lords are called Multiverse Lords is that they are not limited to one civilization or one Empire. Therefore, the Nine-Star Council has continuously been attempting to pioneer. And for pioneering, it's impossible to completely rush in, leading a grand army of hundreds of thousands to press forward. Whether what's ahead is an abyss, or a swamp, or an ocean, or a desert, nothing is clear. How could a grand army press forward all at once?"
"So exploration must be done first. This is also why the Alliance of Heavenly Lords clearly has Lords as its core, but must also select a batch of elites to fight alone."
"Once exploration is successful, the rewards are also extremely generous. For example, if my brother could complete the task and return this time, one of the rewards given by the Nine-Star Council is directly a population of one million. Say, if you were him, your heart would also be moved, right?"
So that was how it was!
After listening to Black Hawk Hulk's explanation, Li Wei finally understood. At this moment, he truly somewhat wanted to back out. After all, he had definitely also long since been put on the must-kill list of the Samsara Travelers, Contractors, and even the Neanderthals.
Of course, where he was different from Karl lay in that he was only a Tier 4 Legend; the Quest Difficulty he went to would be lower. Furthermore, he was a Ranger, while Karl was only a Warrior. If discussing preserving life and hiding, he would definitely be superior.
But for this matter, one couldn't harbor flukes.
"Brother Li Wei, I have already said my words. Think it over carefully yourself. If you truly are going to go, please arrange the relevant affairs well."
After Black Hawk Hulk finished speaking, he waited with a worried look for Li Wei's reply.
Karl was already dead. The ones who could take the leading role in the Aussenville Empire next were actually not many left. In the future, they definitely couldn't invite Tyrant William back. Then in the future, who would assist Karl's grandson Andy?
He couldn't take the lead; he had this bit of self-awareness. Mages either remained invisible behind the scenes, or hid in Mage Towers, or served as a Staff Officer from far away. They absolutely couldn't go to the frontlines. Not to mention his Collective Sanity also did not allow for optimism. Without the blessings of the current Empire, he didn't even know what he would turn into.
Therefore, if Li Wei could stay in the future, three hundred years would be enough to slowly promote to the Fifth Tier. This was a rather good ally.
After all, Andy's daughter was Li Wei's daughter-in-law.
This layer of relationship was much closer than the relationship with Karl.
However, Black Hawk Hulk also had no way to continue speaking deeply. He had already said what he should say. Whether Li Wei ultimately went or stayed, he couldn't decide.
And Li Wei was also pondering and thinking, because he was also hesitating. They were silent like this for a few minutes. Ultimately, Black Hawk Hulk still couldn't endure it, and he brought out another condition.
"Brother Li Wei, I know you have misgivings. But after all, you are also a founding elder of the Empire. And Andy's maternal grandson Li Yuan even more so similarly has the right to inherit the Empire————"
What? Good Heavens!
What are you saying!
Li Wei pretended to be shocked for a second, then suddenly became filled with righteous indignation. Li Yuan was his grandson, and also the maternal grandson of the Empire's current Emperor Andy. Yes, although in his hometown, maternal grandsons didn't have the qualification to inherit the imperial throne, according to the Legacy of the Ancient Auson Magic Empire, maternal grandsons similarly had inheritance rights.
This point was very important.
Especially under the prerequisite that the benefits sought by all parties were Collective Sanity, this was very easy to understand.
First of all, Li Yuan was also Old Vere's bloodline, and even more so Karl's bloodline. If he served as the Empire's Emperor, it wouldn't affect Old Vere's acquisition of Collective Sanity, and naturally wouldn't affect Black Hawk Hulk's acquisition of Collective Sanity either.
Secondly, with his own grandson becoming the Empire's Emperor, Li Wei would also be too embarrassed to act as Sima Yi ah.
This would be extremely beneficial for winning over Li Wei's faction.
As for the other factions within the Empire, Black Hawk Hulk himself could hold down the fort. What remained was just Alowell + Anna, as well as Roger.
The former were Karl's diehard loyalists. It was just that Anna might act like a monster, but to ensure Collective Sanity, she probably wouldn't care about this either.
As for Roger, being able to promote to Rank 5, he was already secretly rejoicing. He fundamentally didn't want to promote to the Sixth-tier. Being able to hug a thigh and muddle along through his days was quite good.
So besides the current Emperor Andy and his descendants who were somewhat unwilling, everyone else fundamentally didn't have much resistance.
But the problem was, Karl's grandson Andy was already the most presentable one. Among Old Vere's descendants, the most outstanding ones were these three sons. Currently, one was dead, one was crazy, and only Black Hawk Hulk remained supporting things alone.
"Regarding this matter, I still have to see. I hope the Nine-Star Council gives me a reply. I will consider it carefully. No matter what, I will try my best to return alive."
Li Wei did not give a concrete promise, nor did he need Black Hawk Hulk to give a concrete promise. Next, as long as he could return from the Nine-Star Council's task, this matter would basically be set in stone.
There wouldn't be any voices of opposition, because this was the manifestation of strength.